"We're getting the job done," Gov. Pat Quinn kept on saying Wednesday in his State of the State speech.

That sounds suspiciously like a campaign slogan, and that's essentially what his speech was, according to both of Rockford's state senators, Republican Dave Syverson and Democrat Steve Stadelman.

The governor repeated things he said he'd accomplished, such as enacting pension reform and spending $31 billion on infrastructure projects.

"So far, we've built and repaired 7,595 miles of road, 1,311 bridges and 978 schools," he said. Quinn also injected a thorn in Rockford's side, saying boldly, "We're moving forward with the south suburban airport."

The governor touted passage of gay marriage on his watch, saying, "Five years ago Illinois did not guarantee equal rights to all couples. Our state did not even provide civil unions. Today we embrace full marriage equality - it's the law of the land."

He boasted of cutting spending by $1 billion and said he saved taxpayers $2 billion by cutting back - he used the word "reforming" - the projected growth of Medicaid.

Quinn called for a $10 minimum wage - Illinois' minimum wage is now $8.25, a dollar above the national level - and a doubling of the earned income tax credit. He wants to greatly expand early childhood education, and to double MAP college scholarships.

Quinn proposed to lower the fee for starting an LLC corporation from $500 to $39, and to establish the job of small business advocate.

However, Quinn was vague about paying for expanding the government. He didn't mention a word about the "temporary" income tax increase that is set to partially expire at the end of the year. Nor did he mention proposals to give Illinois a progressive income tax that could raise taxes on everyone earning more than about $18,000 a year.

Syverson was fiercely critical of the speech, saying "it sounded more like a campaign speech. He's talking about all the good things that have been introduced. The problem is, independent studies don't show that things are better. Moody's ranked Illinois 50th in projected growth." He cited moving company statistics that say many more people are leaving the state than coming here.

Syverson charged that raising the minimum wage would throw people out of work and place a burden on business owners. "We need more middle class jobs, not more minimum wage jobs," he said.

Stadelman was more positive about Quinn's speech, but he agreed it sounded more like a campaign kickoff.

"It was a general speech, not a lot of details. He was stating his case for re-election. He pointed out that the state has come far in the five years he's been in office," Stadelman said.

"I appreciated his comments about stopping the fiscal bleeding and improving finances. The state's unpaid bills have gone from $9.5 billion to $5.5 billion, a cut by nearly half. Progress is being made and I want to see it continue."

I asked him about doubling the earned income tax credit, and Stadelman said he needs to see more details before agreeing that it should be doubled.

"I think it's been a good thing, a useful tool to improve people's lives. Should we double it? I really don't know without doing some analysis."

Rather than increase Illinois' minimum wage unilaterally, Stadelman says such action should be taken at the federal level.

"If states don't have uniform rates, we could be noncompetitive with surrounding states. It's not good to have one rate in a state, and a different rate for the state next door," Stadelman said.